Dr. Blaine Sanford

Dr. Sanford graduated from Onsted High School in 2000. He continued his education at MSU where he received a Bachelor's degree and Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 2007. Dr. Sanford has been with our team at Clinton Trail Animal Hospital since July 2008 and went on to purchase the clinic in July 2011. He and his family love spending time on their farm with their two dogs, three horses, and cat.

Dr. Sue ​Griffes

Dr. Sue graduated with her Doctorate from Michigan State University in 1987. She has been practicing holistic medicine since 2009, utilizing whole food supplements, Western and Chinese herbs, and more. She started working at Clinton Trail in December 2017.

Dr. Lynn Lawitzke

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Evelyn Sanford, Office Manager

Evelyn has been a part of the Clinton Trail family since July 2011 and has two Associates degrees. In 1977 she attended WCC for Dental Assisting and then more recently in 2011 she attended Jackson College to study sonography. She enjoys spending time with her cat, Domino, and working in her vegetable garden.

Jessica Smith,
​LVT

Jessica attended the Bel Rea Institute of Animal Technology from 1998 to 2000 and joined our team in August 2015. She has always had a love of animals and has worked in both emergency and general veterinary medicine settings. She likes spending her free time with her dog and cat.

Angie P.
​Vet Assistant

Angie joined CTAH in January 2021. She earned her Associates in Veterinary Technology from Wayne County Community College. One of her favorite ways to spend her free time is trail riding. When she is not on the trail, she is spending time at her farm with her family, two horses, two dogs, several cats, and an always fluctuating number of chickens.

Warren Miller,
​Vet Assistant

Warren joined the Clinton Trail family in April of 2016. He graduated from Onsted High School in 2011 and attended Jackson College for a short time, focusing on computer networking. He loves working with animals and in his free time if he is not spending time with his wife and their two dogs and cat, he is out fishing.

Sam Dermyer,
Vet Assistant

Sam has worked as a vet assistant for 18 years. She grew up with lots of farm animals and loves working with and caring for other people’s pets. She and her husband have a dog, Chance, along with two children, whom she loves spending time with.

Pam Crowther,
Vet Assistant

Pam has been a valuable member of the Clinton Trail Animal Hospital team since April of 1992. Born and raised in Jackson, she graduated from Northwest High School in 1972. She has many four-legged kids, a Husky named Nick and five cats, Max, Hector, Charlie, Edie, and Sheldon.

Ashley Yargeau​,
​Vet Assistant

Ashley joined our family in August of 2020. She has always loved working with animals and hopes to go back to school to pursue a degree as a Veterinarian Tech. She, her husband, and their two children enjoy trips to Cedar Point and Great Wolf Lodge.

Maria Mujica, 
​Vet Assistant

Maria graduated in 2017 from Napoleon High School and became a part of the Clinton Trail Animal Hospital Family in the Spring of 2019. For as long as she can remember she has always wanted to work with animals. She has seven red tail boas and loves spending time with her aunt’s boxer, Zade.

Gerald Sanford, Grounds Manager

Gerald has been a part of our team at CTAH since August of 2011. He graduated from Whitmore Lake High School and attended Heritage College & Theological Seminary for some time. Gerald says, "My wife has cats, and I love my wife"

Connie Gibson, 
Office Assistant

Connie has been a part of our team since May 2007. She graduated from Vandercook Lake High School in 1996 and went on to attend Jackson College. Connie loves working with people and being able to help the next pet in need. She enjoys spending time with her family, friends, and animals.

Elaine Mandreger, 
Office Assistant

Elaine joined the CTAH staff in August 2018. She graduated from Northwest High School and received her Associates in Business from Jackson College. She and her husband are currently owned by their beloved Scottie Dog. Elaine enjoys helping improve the health of our clients’ four legged family members.